REQUEST::::::::
WEST VIRGINIA AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS and VE GROUPS:::::
Looking for Amateur Radio Class(s) in the Summers/Monroe Counties area.
Several families interested.
CONTACT: Elora McKensie
Thanking you for your support.
REQUEST::::::::
WEST VIRGINIA AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS and VE GROUPS:::::
Looking for Amateur Radio Class(s) in the Summers/Monroe Counties area.
Several families interested.
CONTACT: Elora McKensie
Thanking you for your support.
ARRL WEST VIRGINIA SECTION
March 2013 Report
SM: Ann Rinehart, KA8ZGY; ASM: K8WV; ACC: N8NH;
PIC: KD8MRU; SEC: WA8LLM; ASEC Digital: WA8LLM;
STM: WV8CH; OOC: K8SOR; SGL: K8BS; TC: WD8PAD
ALL AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS KEEP UP TO DATE on activities and actions in the amateur community, visit http://www.arrl.org/ . Lots of drop boxes – enjoy surfing searching the site. Support ARRL in WV – join.
“HELLO” WEST VIRGINIA AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS:
There seems to be an influx of new “Hams and Upgrades”, see lists below. Act as an Elmer and support those new to the “hobby”. Also, the West Virginia Hamfest are underway, see lists below.
WV AMATEUR RADIO CLUBs –Thanks to the several clubs for updating the WVSARC Club list. Should you have an Amateur Radio Club you would like to list, just visit http://www.qsl.net/wvsarc/ and click on the Add or Edit Club link.
WV HAMFESTS & CONVENTION: 2013 (More details visit ARRL site)
MAY 5, 2013 – Jackson County WV Hamfest, Ripley, WV
JUNE 15, 2013 – Black Diamond ARC 2013 Fest, Beckley, WV
AUGUST 17, 2013 – ARRL West Virginia State Convention, Jackson’s Mill
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WV ARES®/RACES NET CONTROLS:
Charles Hardy, WV8CH, ARRL WV STM, Net Manager for the WV ARES®/RACES Emergency Net will be accepting volunteers for the 2013 monthly Net Control positions – there are a few months open.. The Net Control position would take about ½ hour one evening a month (1st Thursday following the 6:00 PM Fone Net on 3811). Months are rotated through the Net Control volunteer list. Should you be interested in becoming a Net Control, contact wv8ch@arrl.net.
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Dan Ringer, K8WV, ARRL WV Section ASM:
Fifty (50!) years ago March 6, I received my first amateur radio license. I have been continuously licensed ever since. It has been a most rewarding hobby. Certainly I had fun play with the radios, but more importantly it has led to employment opportunities, friendships, and the development of skills that I have found useful in every facet of my personal and professional life. I seriously doubt that I've spent more than $5000 in total on it over those 50 years. It has been a GREAT hobby!
Should you have a question related to amateur radio and ARRL, just contact Dan at k8wv@arrl.net.
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Jeff Wood, N8NH, ARRL WV Section ACC:
This year for the WVSARC QSO party on June 15th, 2013 this is the 150th anniversary of WV statehood. There will be two bonus stations W8WVA and W8V. I encourage everyone to take part in this year’s QSO. The Black Diamond ARC will be sponsoring a hamfest on that day as well. I would encourage radio amateurs to become active in their local clubs, feel free to contact me for more information. Jeffrey Woods N8NH at n8nh@arrl.net
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Activities reported for: March 2013: There were one (2) OO’s reporting with a total of 16 hours of monitoring time and no Cards sent.
If you are interested in becoming an OO, contact Skip. A great job to all the OO’s for on-the-air monitoring, and supporting amateur radio in WV. 73, K8SOR, Skip, k8sor@arrl.net
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Michael Erwin, KD8MRU, ARRL WV Section PIC:
Michael home is Huntington, WV Cabell County. He comes to us with many years of communication experience as well are completion of many emergency communication courses. He is active in ARES and a VEC for the TARA club. Please WELCOME Michael and he may be contacted at kd8mru@arrl.net .
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Kenneth Harris, WA8LLM, ARRL WV Section SEC:
See ARES® Reports below. Interested in public service and emergency communications, join the ARRL and members subscribe to the
ARES® E-Letter at www.arrl.org/ares-letter and for NON-members www.arrl.org/ARES-EL. wa8llm@arrl.net
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Charles Hardy, WV8CH, ARRL WV STM:
See the ARRL WV Section NTS Net Reports, the Station Activity Reports (SAR) and the Public Service Honor Roll (PSHR) reports below. Charlie will be submitting monthly, send reports to him at wv8ch@frontier.com.
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Bill Hunter, K8BS, ARRL WV Section SGL:
State Government Liaison providing support with the State OES.
I have been following the State Legislature since they have been in session. So far nothing related to Amateur Radio has been introduced in the areas of associations, charitable organizations, communications, emergency services, homeland security, motor vehicles, non-profits or zoning.
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Dirk Burnside, WD8PAD, ARRL WV STM:
Should you have a technical problem, just contact Dirk for assistance at doburnside@hotmail.com
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ARRL ACTIVITIES: The ARRL letter will be posted each Friday.
ARRL Letter http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/ also available on Audio News http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/audio/
W1AW General, DX, Keplerian, Propagation Bulletins www.arrl.org/w1aw
W1AW Schedule www.arrl.org/w1aw http://www.arrl.org/w1aw.html
Visit the www.wvarrl.org website for ARES® and related information.
FEMA online independent study course that presents the concepts of Emergency
Support Function #2-Communications http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS802.aspThe Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation http://www.AMSAT.org
FCC Database – Is your MAILING ADDRESS AND NAME current in the FCC database http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/index.htm?job=cft&id=amateur&page=cft_change_address
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WV NEW AMATEURS - March 2013 – “WELCOME”
Willa D Crawford, KD8UIT; Daniel R Boyd, KD8UKC; Olen F. Rummell, KD8UIN; Adam, S. Greathouse, KD8UIQ; Ronald P. Dingess, KD8UIS; Marcus B Gibbs, KD8UEF; Chris A Mercer, KD8UIO; Robert N Meadows, KD8UIP; John M Dever, KD8UKE; James R Ford, KD8UIR; Joseph S McCollum, KD8UIK; Jonathan M Adams, KD8UIU; Steven D May, KD8UEG; Paul W Massie, KD8UIW; Arley L Tincher, KD8UIX; Michael G. Mato, KD8UKV; Timothy D Wansack, KD8UKT; Larry S McCauley, KD8UKU; Mark A Heupp, KD8UKY; Reshanda D Plummer, KD8UHV; Charles R West KK4PCN
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WV AMATEUR UPGRADES – March 2013 – “CONGRATULATION”
Christopher R Breen, KC8QWZ; Kenneth R Smith, KD8UIM; Timothy E Miller, KD8SXL; David L Lipscomb, KC8FHR; James H Prunty, KA8ISQ; Randall C Merriken, KD8PRG; Andrew S Rockwell, KB8UJY; Carl E. Hammons, N8RZF; Eric L Burton, KD8UAW; Dale O Ferguson, KD8UAU; Edwin O Mongeni, N8VFJ; Julius A Cales, KD8QEA; Larry D Swanson, KD8TVM; Kevin L Mills, KD8SXD; Kenneth D Cregger, KB8GLY; James D Drennen, KD8TUC; Jeffrey M Whitehead, KD8SFC.
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WV ARRL MEMBER (New/Renew) – March 2013 – “WELCOME”
James R Wade, KC8MED; Clifford F Lindsay, KA1VER; Melvin L Riffe, WD8NNL; Kenneth D Cregger, KB8GLY; David W Bradley, N8DWB; Dale A Nichols, KB8ODO; Robert F Senesi, K8NY; Joseph G Donnelly, KC8IQZ; Andrew S Rockwell, KB8UJY; Victoria R Myers, AB3BE; Christopher R Linzey, KD8UAX; Lonnie L Maynard, KY8B; Frank F Dickey, KD8SZE; Danny K Pinson, KC8VXP; Edwin O Mongeni, N8VFJ; Paul A Burnside, N8OCY; Charles F King KB8YIT; Richard E Davis, KD8PKP; Michael D Johnson, KD8TZS; Joravarsinh Sarvaiya, W6HU; Donald R Garletts, NR5N; Marcos E Reyna, KD8HRT; David M Moran, W0PYP; Larry Manning, N4HPA.
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WV ARES® ACTIVITIES – March 2013
Compiled and submitted by Ken Harris, WA8LLM, ARRL WV SEC
Total number of ARES members reported: 198
Change since last month: changes every month
# of DECs/ECs reporting this month: 18
# of ARES nets active: 99
# with NTS liaison: 0
Calls of DECs/ECs reporting: KC8RGV, KD8LWH, K8LES, N8IKT, KC8CSE, KD8AMN, KC8TUE, AB8CR, KA8ZKL, N8UVQ, N8DWB, N2OCW, KB8GLY, WD8MGZ, KB8YZT, KD8AGH, KC8SIG, KC8GZH
Number of drills, tests and training sessions this month:7 Person hours 110
Number of public service events this month: 3 Person hours 55
Number of emergency operations this month: 3 Person hours 102
Total number of ARES operations this month: 13 Total Person hours 267
WV NTS TRAFFIC REPORTS - March 2013
Compiled and submitted by Charles Hardy, WV8CH, ARRL WV STM
HF Nets Reporting:Stations Traffic Time Min. Sessions Net Mgr.
Fone Net 939 128 862 31 W8YS
WV Midday Net 654 30 573 31 W3GEG
WV CW Net Early 82 25 185 27 KD8G
WV CW Net Late 44 19 134 27 KD8G
WV ARES/RACES 20 0 15 1 WV8CH
Total 1739 202 1779 117
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ARES®/RACES 2 Mtr NetsStations Traffic Time Min. Sessions
District 6 ARES/RACES 50 2 56 5
Monongalia ARES/RACES 83 1 113 4
Total 133 3 169 9
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2 Meter Nets Stations Traffic Time Min. Sessions
KARC Net Report 119 0 197 4
Black Diamond ARC 55 0 59 5
Jefferson Co. ARC 25 0 54 5
Total 199 0 310 14
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STATION ACTIVITY REPORTS(SAR)-March 2013
Orig Rec Sent Del Total
KA8ZGY 75 10 47 26 158
W8CPG 3 30 6 0 39
WV8CH 72 70 8 16 166
Total 150 110 61 42 363
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PUBLIC SERVICE HONOR ROLL (PSHR) –March 2013
Station 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total
KA8ZGY 24 40 30 15 0 20 129
W8CPG 40 39 20 0 0 0 99
WV8CH 40 40 30 15 0 10 135
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ARRL Affiliated Clubs – Visit the ARRL Club site www.arrl/org
to update your clubs ANNUAL REPORT.
ARRL Affiliated Clubs – Visit the ARRL Club site to update or
become a SPECIAL SERVICE CLUB.
WV Clubs - Visit the ARRL Club site to become an ARRL Affiliated Club.
ARRL VE Testing – Visit the ARRL Exams site www.arrl.org for testing
site/locations/dates.
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WEST VIRGINIA AMATEUR CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
***Please visit the West Virginia State Amateur Radio Council (WVSARC)
website at http://www.qsl.net/wvsarc/wv_clubs.html and update your
club/organization information and email address. All WV Amateur Clubs
are asked to register on the site...
*** Check out the above list of “New”, Upgrade WV Amateurs and ARRL
members for your club to contact as perspective members.
*** WV Club Newsletters – Does your club have a newsletter – please
send hardcopy or by email.
Should you need an update to the listing below, contact ka8zgy@arrl.org
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64 Repeater Group Dwight D. Hensley, N8HZ, Barboursville, WV
Barbour County Area Amateur Radio Club wv8bc@arrl.net
Black Diamond ARC http:/www.qsl.net/wv8bd
Charleston Hamfest and Computer Show http://www.w8gk.org/
n8tmw@arrl.net
Doddridge County Amateur Radio Society
http://www.dcars.zoomshare.com/
East River Radio Club http://www.erarc.com
Eastern Panhandle ARC http://k8ep.net
Jackson County ARC wd8jnu@arrl.net
Jefferson County Amateur Radio Club http://jcwvarc.webs.com
kd8ckn@yahoo.com
Kanawha Amateur Radio Club http://www.karc.wvhamradio.com
http://www.w8gk.org/
Logan County ARC maynardsidney@hotmail.com
Mountain State Transmitters Jeffrey A. Broschart, KC8OBS
jbroscha@access.k12.wv.us
Mountaineer ARA (contract Joe Radcliff, WD8EOG)
wvham@adelphia.net
Monongalia Wireless Assn. w8mwa@arrl.net
http://www.w8wma.org
Opequon Radio Society http://qsl.net/w8ors
Parkersburg Amateur Radio Klub
http://www.qsl.net/wvsarc/wv_clubs.html kc8ruj@yahoo.com
Plateau Amateur Radio Assn http://www.parawv.com
Ritchie Amateur Group kn8j@arrl.net
http://members.ruralnet.org/madhattr/
Southern WV ARA, Inc http://www.swvarai.org
Stonewall Jackson ARA http://www.sjara.org
Tri-County Ham Radio Club ka8mtc@adelphia.net
Tri-State Amateur Radio Assn. www.orgsites.com/wv/taraclub.
West Virginia Amateur Radio http://www.wvar.org
West Virginian DX Assn http://wvdxa.org
West Virginia University ARC http://www.csee.wvu.edu/~w8cul
WV State Amateur Radio Council http://qsl.net/wvsarc
wa8ycd@arrl.net
WV Wesley College ARC http://www.wvwc.edu/w8ld
WV HF Nets Name Day(s) Time (local) Freq. (MHz) Mgr.
West Virginia Early Net Daily 1900 3.567 KD8G
West Virginia Fone Net Daily 1800 3.810 W8YS
West Virginia Late Net Daily 2200 3.567 KD8G
WV ARES/RACES Emg.Net 1stThurs . 1830 3.811 WV8CH
West Virginia Mid Day Net Daily 1145 3.865 W3GEG
Triple States ARES CW Net Wed. 1846 28.480 KF8RL
TSARC 10 meter Phone Net Wed. 1930 28.480 N8FQN
TSARC 40 meter Net Wed. 2000 7.260 K8UGO
WV VHF Nets Day(s) Time Freq. (MHz) Coverage Mgr.
8 Rivers ARC Tu 2100 145.110 T107.2 Pocah. Co. + KC8CSE
Barbour CoARES Th 2100 145.140- Barbour Co. KC8MLK
Cabell Co ARES M 2030 146.760-/443.850 Hunt/KY/OH KB8LSR
Eastern Pan.Trfi M-F 1845 147.255+ Morg/Berk/Jeff.Co. KB8NDS
FayetteCo.ARES 2,4 Th 2030 146.790- Fayette.Co + N8BJY
Gilmer Co.A/R Th 1900 145.290- Central WV KA8ZXP
Harrison Co.A/R Th 1900 146.685- North Central WV WJ8G
JeffersonCo ARES Su 2030 147.255+ Jefferson Co.
KARC 2mtr Su 2030 145.350- Kanawha Co. + N8TMW
MountainStateFM Sat 2100 145.370 Tucker Co./adj. KD8HJN
Northern WVA/R W 2030 145.300- Northern WV KB8QIR
Ohio Co ARES Su 2000 146.760- Ohio Co. KC8CR
PendletonCoA/R Th 1900 147.285+ Eastern WV N8HON
PioneerARA2mtr T 1900 146.835- Central WV KB8EUN
PlateauARA2mtr Th 2000 146.790- Fayette.Co + WD8WV
Steuben.Weirton Su 2000 147.060+ North WV/E OH W8DYF
SWJARC 2mtr T 1900 147.210+ North Central WV N8FMD
TSARC News Net F 2000 146.910- North. Panhdl. K8AN
TSARC Skywarn T 1915 146.910- North. Panhdl WD8PQG
Tyler Co.AR Org. M 2100 147.360+ Tyler Co. + KB8TIV
Wayne Co ARES M 2100 147.390+ Louisa,KY/WV KC8ICK
WVEastRegARES M 2000 147.255+ Morg/Berk/Jeff.Co. K8WXI
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WV AMATEUR – DID YOU READ THIS March 2013 REPORT??
If so, email ka8zgy@arrl.net with the Subject: KA8ZGY – READ the ARRL WV SM FEB. REPORT. Thanks, Ann, KA8ZGY, ARRL SM WV
Section Manager
L Ann Rinehart KA8ZGYSection Traffic Manager
Charles L. Hardy WV8CH
Section Emergency Coordinator
Kenneth L. Harris WA8LLMTechnical Coordinator
Dirk O. Burnside WD8PAD
State Government Liasion
William C. Hunter K8BSAffiliated Club Coordinator
Jeffrey D. Woods N8NHAssistant Section Manager
Darrell Dan Ringer K8WVPublic Info Coordinator
Michael T. Erwin KD8MRU